Green Team Week 7

jacque509

Ok all its week 7 and summer is in full bloom, I know alot of people are coming and going, but lets try to hang in there. I weight in with no loss today and Am so ready to start fresh.
So here's to a new week and a healthier week.
So I been reading alot of other posts to see what new stuff I can find out, So I am going to Say as this week challege let eat veg style, how about increasing our vegtables and less meat. I myself am going to go meatless for the whole week, I have gone 2 days and feeling postivie and more energy. I do relize that 4th of july is coming up and that means Bar-B-Q, so how about know meat till the 4th.

porka29

Hi all!! Okay, was at 188 today, not changing my ticker. not too bad cosidering vacation at an all-inclusive.

Where is everyone?

jacque509

Well I know vita is on vacation, I am hoping everyone is just kinda busy with vacation and we will see them trickle back. Maybe next week we should recruit people again.:blushing:

jacque509

did ok untill they brought out a birthday cake at work, indulge in a slice AGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH:sad:

kelly_a

HI BUDDIES!!

reporting a gain this week, but nobody's fault cept my own......either gonna do this and succeed, or give up and go back ......the latter is my battle now.....this is really my first time EVER that i have been working at the whole lifestyle change....and still at it...6 + months....not giving up.....and i am gonna try harder too, with Jacque. been doing the mind thingy today.....WHY AM I DOING THIS....WHY AM I HERE....

there is so, so much info out there about clean eating and raw....i just know it is the way to go folks, well for me i believe.... i just had this thought come into my mind of a caveman eating out of a bag of Doritos. :noway: i really want to focus on all the GOOD food and just make it part of my every day meal planning. if i had to go thru my cupboards right now and pitch all the processed....OH MY! just incredible the amounts of food that is 'contaminated'. it would be impossible for me to even try to convert my dh. he grew up on a farm where hogs and beef were butchered at least once a year. i do love fish and am going to eat all that i have here before cutting back on that. purrr, has inspired me and now i know ( well, just from out green team posts) someone living/eating the most healthiest way ever. what would happen if they would just stop making all that packaged food....we would be a lot thinner folks.

anyways....i am DONE DRIVING MY BUS til Aug 19th!!!!!!!!!YiIIIPPPPPPPYYYYYYYYYYYY!! :bigsmile:

one slice isn't going to hurt ya miss jacque.....savor each bite!! chug some water!!

not sure about the rest of you...but i am saddened bout MJackson. i was a teen when he became popular and i did listen to his music. my best friend and i would dance all day/nite to his music and we had posters all over our rooms.... he was an awesome entertainer, and truly did have a strange/troubled life. he will always be the KING OF POP in my eyes....

will try to check in later.....hope all is well with green team...

jacque509

I know what u mean, when my kids text me I thought they are pulling my leg, and then I thought wow he the same age of my brother! But I was already sad about Farrah such a hard way to die. I just hope that both of them made their peace with God before they died. The really sad part is who gonna take care of the kids and I really pray that don't turn into a mess and Farrah son is in rehab I hope this dosn't push him over the edge. I hope people pray for the family left behind they got to be feeling really bad at this time

porka29

Yep, I did a bit of lastnight myself over these deaths. I'm always ravenous the day of weigh-in.....weird

purrr

hiya greenies, just found this new thread, was wondering why nobody posted in the old one... i am still at 195.3, not really sure what i was last Friday but i've definitely lost a few piounds since... updated my ticker to 70 despite liking 69 more also added a new pic to my profile that i took in the mirror in the kitchen today... it was raining and cold again, hence the long sleeve... i'll take more pics soon from other angles of my body... well, i'm far from a skiny beetch but i'm getting there, just a matter of time and i catch some male attention, i had totally forgotten what it was like to have a man walk his eyes along your body... actually you know the big news, I THINK I'M FINALLY GOING ON A DATE!!! it's kinda silly cos it's this dude that i been buying my veggies from at the market... last Friday i was buying me some peppers and he wanted to sell me more than a kilo but i said i couldn't eat that many, so he was like "there'll be peppers for all the family", to which i responded that there's just me and grandma here and she doesn't eat peppers much... so once he figured i wasn't married or something, he went in flirty mode and today that i went to the market again he just straight asked my phone nr and if i'd like to go out for a drink with him... sooo he looks around 30 and quite cute (i have been eyeing him myself from earlier to be honest :blushing: ), so of course i gave away my nr and let's see what happens :huh:

i'll pop in again soon to tell u more about my raw diet, i can't think straight right now, been one weird day, i used to be a big fan of Michael Jackson when I was a child, so that saddened me a lot too...

porka29

Lookin good purrr, how cute that you're going out with the veggie guy, it's a match made in clean eating heaven. Good luck!!!

sassiebritches

Hi Yall.....I have been gone to my grannies since Monday. No exercise this week and not real good on the eating department either. But I am not gaining, so we shall see.

I start school on Tuesday and I am getting married in less then a month. Ended up getting a totally different dress then I planned cause the one I ordered looked awful and was heavy heavy satin......

I have missed you all!

Will get back on track.............

porka29

Hey sass! I knew you were goin to grannies, glad to see you back around. What is the new dress like? I'm very excited for you!!!! Have you been to Vegas before? Can't recall if I asked you that. I LOVE it there, would love to go back. So, keep us in the loop and if you can, post a photo of that dang dress so I can live vicariously through you, bf and I have been together almost 14 years and probably will not get married. Keep up the good work!

purrr

Lookin good purrr, how cute that you're going out with the veggie guy, it's a match made in clean eating heaven. Good luck!!!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: you crack me up, woman!! he still hasn't called, i'm gettin nervous, maybe he found another girl at the market :grumble:

another thing that makes me nervous is nobody posting here, is everyone gone on holiday already? i won't go before august cos i want to look as good as possible t the beach :blushing:

sassiebritches

Why not? You all should make it all legit & stuff????? I have been to Vegas....honey has not. I am going to have a DVD, so I will be sure to load it to You Tube for everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just got into a tiff with my honey on the phone :frown: cause he wanted me to give him directions on the phone and I am trying to get in the pool.....he wanted me to sit and wait another 20 mins so he could call me back......he misunderstood something I said and got mad at me :frown:

Now he is being an *kitten*.....fun Sat for me!

porka29

purrr - he'll call or ask for the number again on your next visit to el mercado!! I agree that it has gotten WAYY too quiet here, I looked this morning and my post was the last one, was close to 20 hrs prio - :noway: I know I was away last week, so I'm hoping that is the case with our other buddies.

sassie - I doubt we'll make it legit, primarily because I was married before (still great friends with the ex though) and if it isn't broken, don't fix it. Plus, we do not want to have children, that would be the only reason I'd feel I had to make it legit. With all that said, make sure honey sees the highlights of vegas and not just the room - :blushing: :bigsmile: Definitely want to see that DVD!!

jac - hope you are okay, between the kids and family stuff I'm guessing it's been a rough weekend so far?

Here are some highlights from our vacation - well alot of them, but I posted this along with my review of the hotel on Trip Advisor, there are not a ton of just us but you can see what we did while there:

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0Abt3DFu0bNmToA

purrr

wow, Porka, the pics from Curacao are amazing, you lucky girl :flowerforyou:

porka29

wow, Porka, the pics from Curacao are amazing, you lucky girl :flowerforyou:

Thanks purrr, I am really happy with the way they turned out and with my new camera. BF is actually the photogrpaher guy but now I'm attempting to keep par with him because it really is fun. I think between the two of us, we have approximately over 1,000 pics and keeping in mind this is digital and if they're really bad I delete mine There's one picture he posted of me dancing in the disco and I have the arm hanger type thing - :sick: Never noticed that before and I've lost 15 here plus another 14.5 that I lost on NS in 2006 - gotta work on the arms for sure as a result of said picture. He put it on facebook - again, ugh. He doesn't even see what I'm talking about, so I'm not going to enlighten him -

We are now ready to bump up our game of this weight loss quest, so I will need everyone's support as we get back to the gym and on the foodie wagon again. I will say this though, I walked alot, snorkeled, danced and swam alot so we weren't lazy bast""ds the whole time - :laugh:

kelly_a

hiya greenies!

didnt mean to make ya'll feel alone again....just been busy here...and when i wanted to get on, dh was surfin...grrr

kinda a nice weekend here for a change, had a cool front come thru, and able to shut the air off. i will be leaving for Ontario Canada this coming Thurs, and will be GONE FOR a WEEK at least. sure will miss the postee's! goin where there is NO running water, NO electricity, no phones, no air, NOTHING. just bears, moose, walleye, northern pike, lakes and pine trees! YIKES!! :noway:

purrr ~ you lucky girl you! how is things with the market dude? keep us updated on the romance! how special for you! and nice pic....you look so great! you are gonna look smokin hot at the beach in Aug!

sassie ~ i will be in LV July 27 >30 with my mom, sis and aunt. have not been there in 26 yrs, (i was 17 last time). now i am old enough to gamble and DRINK!! :drinker: less than 30days now!! what are you going to school for?

porka ~ nice vaca pics! looks so beautiful! i love white sandy beaches and the blue/aqua ocean!! what a fun time! that's my kinda getaway!!

will be a crazy week here getting the house ready to lock up for a week, and pack for a week. just so much to do, and it never all gets done!! :ohwell:

funny, how it seems the posters here lately have been original green teamers.....hope the rest of the reformed team returns soon! lets have a great GREEN week buddies...and really get SERIOUS about our health!

sassiebritches

Oh you are arriving the day we leave! I am going to Beauty School!~!~! I am excited.

Hope all you all have a great week and I will try and come in more often!

jacque509

Hey all,
Sorry i was gone, At the hospital all weekend, it been kinda rough.
Purr- how exciting about the market, keep us posted.
Chistie- Love the pics, you look like u had a lot of fun.
Sassie- love the pic, keep updated on school, my daughter is thinking about going to Beauty school too.
Kelly-Canada sounds like fun.

kitn621

Hello my beautiful team!! So sorry i have been MIA. Ever since Thursday i have had no time and has been a crazy and sometimes horrible week. Upon going home from wk Thursday after picking up my 4 yr old from day care some stupid *kitten* pulled out in front of me and I t-boned him and after our impact, he freakin fled the scene. :mad: :explode: I just knew he was, my window was done and I told him; begged him not to leave and he did anyway!!!:mad: My car is damaged under the hood pretty badly.
The outside of it isnt too bad but there is some expensive and substantial in need of repair under the hood! So now, I have to wait to get my police report (today) to turn in to my insurance to allow my uninsured motorists kick in at which is when I can get my rental. I have had my husbands truck to drive but it has NO air or radio so I have been driving around hot, sticky from the humidity and bored b/c the only thing my daughter wants to sing or do to keep my entertained in sing "the best of both worlds" by Hannah Montana. I could throw that song out the window!!:devil: :laugh:
So with all of that, just being a really busy, staying out in the garden getting out whats left of our veggies b/c there has been NO rain for 3 weeks, and being on the phone with the insurance companies i have totally forgotten about a new week here. Sorry! :sad:
So, I did weigh myself first thing Saturday...no loss but no gain. Can sooo live with that b/c I have been horrible....and I do mean horrible about no exercising and not eating the greatest! So I have decided to restart my thinking on what and how to do things to help me lose my weight! If I cant make it to the gym I vow to do even more at my house. I am wanting to go buy a hoola hoop and jump rope to do some fun exercises! we'll see! I hope everyone will have a great day and I plan on getting back on here later on I am just going to go and do some actual work since I have been writting a novel here! :bigsmile: :happy:
Love you all and love that there is so much support here. You make this a bit easier to do the right thing. Thank you al!!! :drinker: :bigsmile:

jacque509

Ok so trying to go raw here, so far so good, apples and peaches so far, I admit I would like some cheese and bread but really want to give this a try.

porka29

Ok so trying to go raw here, so far so good, apples and peaches so far, I admit I would like some cheese and bread but really want to give this a try.

I like cheese too much myself and some bread (albiet is low cal) to go raw. I just ate baby carrots but still had to have them with a bit of ranch and hot sauce:blushing: Good luck though, I am realiistic enough to realize I'd cave and possibly go on a binge so I'm getting back up on the horse, but nothing drastic.

Happy Monday to all the rest of you!!!! Also, thanks for all the compliments on my vacay photos (again, there are only hit and miss ones of us together because this was for a review of the hotel and it's doubtful those folks want pics of us in each and every one :laugh: :bigsmile: :laugh: )

purrr

Ok so trying to go raw here, so far so good, apples and peaches so far, I admit I would like some cheese and bread but really want to give this a try.

jacque, it's really not easy to turn to 100% raw in 1 day,... i would actually not recommend you to push yourself and try to avoid everything cooked right away... it may lead to feeling of weakness because of the suddenly different way you feed your body, also too many cravings at once that you'll find impossible to fight and there is the risk to bulge in food too soon... i have been gradually getting to 100% over a couple months, cheese was the toughest thing to give up for me, as well, i simply loved it... now that i haven't had any in ages, all i can say is it wasnt really the cheese but rather the salty taste what i was really craving back then... i substitute with olives or some nutty cheese... just google "raw nut cheese" and see for something that will fit your taste... the simplest "parmesan cheese" is made by grinding some walnuts together with spices...

i find it really important to be able to uncook yourself some substitutes for the dishes you are used to... i don't know what you enjoy eating, but here are ideas for raw variants of popular dishes:

hummus: http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,29669

brownies: http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,19623

chips: http://www.rawmazing.com/?p=271

lasagne: http://therawchefblog.com/lasagne-recipe

pizza: http://therawchefblog.com/pesto-caramelised-onion-pizza#more-228

burgers: http://rawfoodsdiet.wetpaint.com/page/Sun+Burger+Recipe

falafel wrap: http://therawchefblog.com/falafel-hummus-wrap-with-mediterranean-“roasted”-vegetables

lots of sauce ideas: http://www.rawfoodsupport.com/read.php?4,90792

These are just some recipes I have bookmarked for myself and I have either tried or will try in the near future... Last I prepared the falafels from the last but one recipe - without the wrap, just the falafels. What you need to do is just google whatever you feel like eating and then just check the recipes/pictures, as well as the availability of all ingredients where you are (i have lotsa problems with this here) and then you just need to make the time to prepare yourself the stuff.

And please try to eat every raw food possible, that is don't ignore fruit, veggies, nuts, grain, seaweed, sprouts, as well as yummy things like tahini (but make sure it's raw cos the common type is roasted!), miso... I would especially recommend eating more sesame seeds/tahini (absolutely good for women!), flaxseed and quinoa. You want to not just lose weight but be very healthy, so you need to be well nourished all the way. Quinoa is probably the richest in non-animal protein and something like a must in a vegan diet. I usually make me quinoa milk (soak 1/2 cup of quinoa in water overnight, then blend with 4 cups of water, cribble and enjoy - add honey, agave syrup, dates or fruit if you prefer).


Oh, as for my romance, he finally called tonight... :blushing: This market is like what you call farmer's I guess, they come every Monday and Friday and sell fruit and veggies at a special place in the town... I was busy and didn't go today, so he was like "i've been waiting to see you all day but you didn't come to the market at all" (and i thought he had forgotten me cos he was too busy looking after other female customers at the market... uhhh!) so we are going out on Wednesday... i feel pretty nervous, almost like a schoolgirl cos it's been so long since i went on a date... but let's see what happens... oh, btw, he said he's 26 year old, i thought older but he's actually younger than me, so there's some fresh lamb for me (despite being a vegan) :laugh:

porka29

purrrr - :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: yayyy I knew he'd call! Got something cute to wear Wed?

purrr

purrrr - :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: yayyy I knew he'd call! Got something cute to wear Wed?

hah, i think i'm wearing all pink, bought these long ago to stimulate me to lose the pudge and they should be fitting me by now... i'll take pictures to show... hopefully with a smaller number than 195 lbs next to it...

porka29

purrrr - :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: yayyy I knew he'd call! Got something cute to wear Wed?

hah, i think i'm wearing all pink, bought these long ago to stimulate me to lose the pudge and they should be fitting me by now... i'll take pictures to show... hopefully with a smaller number than 195 lbs next to it...

Interesting that you mention pink. Growing up I loved pink and wore it often until I went through my heavy metal and black phase. I bought a pink tank top for my trip and was so happy with the way I looked. Good luck with the outfir.

Where the mother mary is the rest of this team?

purrr

was wondering the same, it's even less populated than with the original/smaller GT i hope nobody fell off the wagon, lost faith, lost hope or anything like this... life is to live it, never say die!! :flowerforyou:

jacque509

Hi guys,
congradualtion Purr!!!:flowerforyou: :drinker: Good luck on your date Wed. Thanks again on all the receips it helping. You right about going slow, and that what I am doing, I do really well until I get home to the kids, they want crap or at least my daughter does, my son is trying to do this with me, but last night even though I cooked I did not do meat, I am feeling so much better without the meat, feeling wise, no weight loss but I feel like I have more energy,
Oh I love PINK too!!!

Ok so here goes, yes I have been holding out, I am going to meeting up with an old High school friend on Saturday the 4th the day after my birthday. I am very nervous, because of the weight issue and the fact that he hasn't seen me in 20 years, We been Im each other and texting and 3 phone calls over the last month. He sounds the same but I am sooooooooooo nervous.

FYI: Vita, Kellya are on vacation is places with out service as for the others I think because its summer they are tied up.

Well I am turning another year closer to 50 and I have to say I am not happy. I told myself years ago that I would not be fat at forty and here comes number 46 and thing have improved but no where I should be. I really need to stop this nonsense and figure out why I am not comitted enought to get the job done. I do good for a week or two and then back to old habitss. The other day ( before last week)I ate 2 mini cupcakes, potaote chips and dip, a hot dog and a hambuger at a party. Then ate pasta that night with four taco from Jack in the Box. I felt like crap and I woke up during the night with tingling thru out my body, almost like an anxitey attack. The next morning I think OMG that happen because of all the crap I ate. The part I don't understand is that I know this but as soon as I am stressed or tired I give up. Its like I know what to do to live but I chose to die (weird) Sorry I am being so heavy but if I can't talk to you guys who can I talk to.

kitn621

Hey ladies.....so I have finally found time to go and get fitted for shoes so i can make it to the gym...going after work today. I got my rental car yesterday....THANK GOD!!! and boy is it nice. Its a 2008 GMC Envoy....and I love it. Told hubby something along the lines of that kind of SUV but with 3rd row seating would be great to have. We are looking to get another car soon b/c its just to hard to transport so many kids all crammed in one little ford escape. :laugh:
I am starting to feel horrible from not eating right and getting to the gym...I hate it. So I will be starting back up! :drinker: :bigsmile: Lets hope I can get in as much as 3 times a week so as to not falter on the same mistakes already made.
Purrr....so glad to hear about the new guy...and hope your date goes wellll
Jacque...same for you. I know you and this guy will think nothing more than how great it is to talk and see one another after so many years...probably feel like teens again. :bigsmile:
I hope you all have a great day and talk to you soon....have to get back and do some work.

kelly_a

hey team ....i am still here. we leave Thurs around 4pmish....doing laundry, bakin treats for the others, cleaning...gesh, crazy i am ...

sassie ~ both my parents went to school for beauticians....yep, i had a barber shop dad! i am still living in the town i grew up in...he had a shop up town and my mom had her business in our home. it was fun. my mom taught me how to cut hair, so i have done my dh since we been married and our sons too. saves $$, plus that way i get to treat myself to all the spas/salons!! :blushing: we ladies love being pampered!

jacque ~ oh dear, hang on girly....you are sounding a bit depressed....and hon, you do have lots going on. we are here....bring it...... just take it one day at a time....and beathe. get out for a short walk to help with your stress...maybe even a power one. remember, it wasn't one meal or one binge that made us overwt....it was the repeated action (LIFESTYLE) that did. you CAN live a healthier life and still have all the fun and love in it. it is truly hard for many of us to change. and i wouldn't do too much at once, like purrr said. i look back and realize what i HAVE changed, and give myself credit for that. small steps here will have bigger rewards. just keep keepin', i know you can win this battle. i have faith in YOU!! HAPPY BDAY FRI!! sounds like a nice 4th for you too! how exciting! HAVE FUN!! let us know how it goes.......hope you see double fireworks!! :blushing:

kitn ~ dang it, so sorry to hear bout your accident. i bet you are angry...that is ok, just be patient! did you get the license # or a quick pic of the car/guy? what a bummer. yeah, we are suppose to drive defensively, and responsibly....but what about the OTHER GUY? :grumble: hope your car is soon fixed and you can move ahead.

purrr ~ woot wooot!! oooooo, today is date day!! please tell!! how exciting for YOU!! i bet you look amazing! cant wait for the pics!! i have been trying to do better with the raw-ness too. i do good with the fruits and veggies, and really don't eat too many starches/carbs. the meat thing is going to be the toughest for me. i currently eat hard boiled eggs, laughing cow wedge, burger, chicky, pork, seafood....hmmmm carnivore i am... but i am working on the clean items first. thanks for all the info you provide here purrr, i just love it! you are wonderful!

i have totally been slacking in the exercise area. ...:sad: i vowed this time i would not let THAT happen...and the wt is coming back....:grumble: so, in reality, it is up to me. only I can do this, so that is my current challenge....i am not giving up here.....i still want to get to 150 -160.

well, off to fold clothes and bake. have a good day all.

jacque509

Ok so my day is going good so far, hope to get to the gym tonight and begin working out again